Service difficulty report · Lanyard · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
January 28, 2016
Submitted
February 4, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N953AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55015
Aircraft time
43,542 hours, 30,216 cycles
Part
Lanyard
Condition
Broken
Location
Escape Slide
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

INSPECTION DISCOVERED THAT THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE IN THE TAILCONE HAD A BROKEN DEPLOYMENT LANYARD. THIS BROKEN LANYARD, WHICH ATTACHES THE SLIDE ASSY TO THE TAIL CONE, WOULD PREVENT PROPER DEPLOYMENT OF THE ESCAPE SYSTEM AND IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH 14 CFR PART 121.703. THE TAILCONE DEPLOYMENT SYS WAS REPLACED AND AN RII WAS COMPLETED SATISFACTORILY.

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